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July 28, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it’s getting attention.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden said a requirement is under consideration for all federal employees. But what happens if workers refuse?
Federal legal guidance out this week suggests the law is on the side of employers. Vaccination can be considered a “condition of employment,” akin to a job qualification.
That said, employment lawyers believe many businesses will want to meet hesitant workers half-way.
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Employers have a legal right to mandate COVID-19 shots. Here s why Share Updated: 6:18 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021 By MAE ANDERSON and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press
Employers have a legal right to mandate COVID-19 shots. Here s why Share Updated: 6:18 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021
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Show Transcript concern grows as a substantial portion of the population that has not been vaccinated is contributing to the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant. Now, employers are deciding that the time has come to make being vaccinated a requirement. The Hill reports, California and new york city announced vaccine mandates for government employees or else weekly testing. The new york Times reports, government officials said the Department of Veterans Affairs will require 150,000 of its frontline healthcare workers to be vaccinated against covid 19 in the next two months, making it the first federal agency to mandate that employees be inoc